According to the United Nations, the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria was not only the worst in Turkish history in terms of fatalities. The mountains of rubble and rubble are also unprecedented, Louisa Vinton, the UN Development Program (UNDP) representative in Turkey, said at a UN briefing in Geneva on Tuesday. Thousands more were killed and damaged in Syria. Vinton only referred to Turkey.
Authorities have now inspected 70 percent of the 927,000 affected buildings. 118,000 of them collapsed or were so damaged that they had to be demolished. The UNDP estimates the amount of debris and ash to be between 116 and 210 million tons. To store that, seven million square meters of land is needed. According to Vinton, Turkey’s last major earthquake in 1999 left 13 million tons of rubble and ash behind.
1.5 million people homeless
The United Nations fears the spread of disease. Among other things, they sent waste containers and disinfectants to the affected region in Turkey. Mobile toilets are urgently needed. 1.5 million people have become homeless.
Source: Krone
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